Volunteers wanted to help clean Henderson County roadsides

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Published: Monday, April 8, 2013 at 10:51 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, April 8, 2013 at 10:51 a.m.

Litter Sweep, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s annual statewide roadside litter cleanup event, will take place from April 13 to April 27, and participating groups can win cash in a photo contest.

The event will give local government agencies, community leaders, civic and community organizations, businesses, churches, schools, families and individuals an opportunity to support a clean county and state.

Groups will be responsible for choosing a road to clean up and volunteers will be provided with orange safety vests, gloves, orange bags for general trash and blue bags for recycling items. Groups are encouraged to have a camera to snap a photo of unusual litter then submit that photo to the KNCP Unusual Litter Contest.

Entry forms for the contest are available at the Litter Sweep website, and winning entries will receive cash prizes of $250 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place.

Groups will need to contact the NCDOT to let them know the location and number of bags to be picked up by their crews once cleanup is complete. It’s the responsibility of the group to take the blue recycling bags to the Henderson County Transfer Station to be recycled free of charge.

Individuals and organizations interested in organizing a cleanup are asked to contact NCDOT’s local office at 828-694-7971 or visit www.ncdot.gov/~littersweep.

<p>Litter Sweep, the N.C. Department of Transportation's annual statewide roadside litter cleanup event, will take place from April 13 to April 27, and participating groups can win cash in a photo contest.</p><p>The event will give local government agencies, community leaders, civic and community organizations, businesses, churches, schools, families and individuals an opportunity to support a clean county and state.</p><p>Groups will be responsible for choosing a road to clean up and volunteers will be provided with orange safety vests, gloves, orange bags for general trash and blue bags for recycling items. Groups are encouraged to have a camera to snap a photo of unusual litter then submit that photo to the KNCP Unusual Litter Contest.</p><p>Entry forms for the contest are available at the Litter Sweep website, and winning entries will receive cash prizes of $250 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place. </p><p>Groups will need to contact the NCDOT to let them know the location and number of bags to be picked up by their crews once cleanup is complete. It's the responsibility of the group to take the blue recycling bags to the Henderson County Transfer Station to be recycled free of charge. </p><p>Individuals and organizations interested in organizing a cleanup are asked to contact NCDOT's local office at 828-694-7971 or visit www.ncdot.gov/~littersweep.</p>